Federal Geographic Data Committee Update NGAC Meeting September 23, 2010 Ivan DeLoatch, Executive Director

2 Topics A-16 Supplemental Guidance Accountable Government Initiative Geospatial Line of Business FGDC Governance Activities Imagery for the Nation (IFTN) Geospatial Standards NGAC Appointments Process

3 A-16 Supplemental Guidance Endorsed by the SC, June 30, 2010 Submitted for OMB for endorsement July 6, 2010 OMB Circular A-16 Supplemental Guidance, V 2.0 – Revised, May 28, 2010 FGDC Briefed OMB on August 4, and 10 OMB sent LRM ID: MJR , EOP, OMB, Legislative Referral Memorandum (Wednesday, August 25, 2010) to Federal agencies OMB received agency comments and deemed no revision to the document was required Comments can be addressed as part of the implementation process through efforts such as outreach, training, work plans and prototypes Document in internal OMB clearance process for official release by OMB; timeframe: approximately a month

4 Accountable Government Initiative The President’s September 14 memo to all Senior Executives with a supporting memo from OMB Jeffrey Zients, Chief Performance Officer. Our performance management efforts are focused on six strategies that have the highest potential for achieving meaningful performance improvement within and across Federal agencies. 1. Driving agency top priorities; 2. Cutting waste; 3. Reforming contracting; 4. Closing the IT gap; 5. Promoting accountability and innovation through open government; 6. Attracting and motivating top talent. DOI Deputy Secretary followed-up this with an internal memo – expect the same has occurred in the other agencies. Applicability to geospatial activities memorandum-accountable-government-initiative Contact: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC, Read ahead: See web link above

5 Geospatial Line of Business Update Resources/materials realigned to support establishment of the Geospatial Platform 2011 Support contact awarded Grant Thornton LLP Strong correlation between GeoLoB and Geospatial Platform requirements GeoLoB 2011 efforts will have a strong focus on advancing the Geospatial Platform

6 FGDC Governance Activities Establishment of a National Digital Orthophoto Programs (NDOP) FGDC Subcommittee Establishes the NDOP Subcommittee as an entity of the FGDC Responsible for developing, promoting, and executing a national strategy that acquires or accesses orthoimagery data for Federal agencies while creating and using partnerships with State, local, tribal, and private organizations. In Steering Committee approval process until 9/27/10

7 Imagery For The Nation (IFTN) Request For Information (RFI) FGDC-sponsored IFTN RFI closed 16 Aug responses, limited to ten pages Responses distributed to partner organizations for review (FGDC, USDA, USGS, NASA, NGA, etc.) Feedback due 1 Oct 10 Feedback to be compiled/integrated, with joint review mid- to late-October Intent : to shape future plans for IFTN program Funding/acquisition strategy not developed at this time

8 Geospatial Standards FGDC Standards WG and Coordination Group recommended FGDC endorsement of 64 of 65 OGC and ISO standards Time box 1 (Oct 2010) activity supporting the Geospatial Platform and Palanterra Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) cookbook Deferred - INCITS : Information Technology – Homeland Security Mapping Standard – Point Symbology for Emergency Management that is in DHS review Recommendation is currently out for Steering Committee vote, due 9/27/10

9 NGAC 2011 Appointments Call for Nominations for appointment to NGAC - issued July 9, 2010 (open for 45 days) Nominations were due August 24 Approx. 50 nominations received – strong set of candidates Approximately one-half of current appointments will expire in January 2011 Nominations will be evaluated by interagency panel using common criteria, and recommendations will be provided to DOI Secretary Review panel will meet next week Secretary Salazar will make final appointment decisions Next appointments will take effect January, 2011 Under NGAC Charter, appointment terms are 3 years

10 Draft Appointments Timeline DateAction July 9, 2010Call for Nominations (Open for 45 days) August 24Nominations due August/Sept.Compilation/analysis of nominations – distribution to Interagency Review Panel SeptemberReview Panel – evaluation of nominees & development of recommendations to DOI Office of the Secretary OctoberAppointments package submitted to Office of Secretary DecemberAppointments approved/signed January 28, 2011New appointments take effect

11 Thank you Questions?